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Bessemer, Jefferson Co., Alabama

Bessemer was officially incorporated on 9 September 1887. It was named after Henry Bessemer, an Englishman whose steel-making process was the standard for almost 100 years (from 1856-1950).

Today, Bessemer is a southwestern suburb of Birmingham.

Alois Braun from Herzog and his family moved to Alabama before 1905 and the families of several of his children still live in the area.

Gassmann, Remi

Remigius "Remi" Gassmann, son of Peter Gassmann & Margaret Seitz, was born 30 August 1908 St. Marys, Kansas. He died 2 March 1982 in Strasbourg, France.

A composer, critic, educator, and pianist, Gassmann is best-known for his ballet scores and the edgy electronic sounds he created. He was a pioneer in electronic sound and music. Remi Gassmann and along with Oskar Sala created the "screeching, whistling, chattering, flapping cacophony" of bird sounds throughout the movie using a Trautonium, an early electronic musical instrument.

Jung (Unknown-2)*

Johann Jung, a single farmer, and his brother Christoph (age 20) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 4 July 1766 aboard the English frigate Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.

Georg Jung and his brother Christoph are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Christoph Jung, a farmer, and his wife Katharina are recorded on the list of Beauregard recruits that accompanied the 1767 census of the Volga German colonies in Household No. 96.

Weber (Köhler)*

Widow Anna Maria Weber remarried to Christian Leinecker. She and her daughter (Maria Eva Weber, age 15) are recorded on the 1767 census of Köhler in Household No. 42 along with Christian Leinecker and his children (Valentin, age 17; Sebastian, age 13; Leonhard [Reinhard], age 7).

There are no known surviving male lines of this Weber family among the Volga German colonies.

Heilmann (Unknown-1)*

Johann Heilmann, a farmer, and his wife Maria Susanna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 13 September 1766 aboard the hooker Die Jungfer Dietrika under the command of Skipper Christian Korsholm.

Johannes Heilmann and his wife Susanna are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Johannes died in route.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Heilmann family among the Volga German colonies.